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This chapter engages in a literary exposition that situates street-frequenting young within modernist and postmodern discourses. It affirms that street-frequenting has both material and discursive dimensions. It proposes that a critical postmodern approach is best suited to understanding this reality.
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Vakaoti, P. (2018). Street-frequenting Young People: Structural and Discursive Positioning. In: Street-Frequenting Young People in Fiji. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63079-3_3
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